San Jose: Victim in fatal Highway 101 crash identified

SAN JOSE -- A San Jose man killed in a collision Highway 101 on Wednesday afternoon has been identified as 69-year-old Arthur Licon, according to the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office.

Licon was driving southbound in a white Ford Mustang approaching McKee Road when about 12:30 p.m., he "made an unsafe turning movement" while changing from a middle lane to the adjacent slower lane, according to the California Highway Patrol. That put him in the path of a Lexus SUV. The two vehicles collided, lost control and tumbled down a dirt embankment.

The CHP said the Mustang's driver side crashed into a roadside eucalyptus tree, killing Licon. The SUV overturned and also hit a tree; the 49-year-old San Jose woman inside suffered a broken arm. Both motorists were wearing their seat belts.